Betsy - 'Behind Her Smile'

Three years after her stunning debut, Welsh singer songwriter Betsy returns with new single ‘Behind Her Smile’ and tells a completely different story.

Strength comes in many forms. Where debut album ‘Betsy’ thrilled with endless amounts of confidence wrapped into big beats and hooky choruses, ‘Behind Her Smile’ finds that strength in vulnerability and being unapologetically human. Rich, soulful vocals sing about the never ending struggle of fighting an invisible enemy while the haunting tones of a soft piano allow Betsy’s soul baring lyricism to shine - “Behind her smile is a demon who dances on the pieces left of her soul, keeps reminding her every day that it will always be this way.”

Speaking about the inspiration behind the track, Betsy explains: "I wrote Behind Her Smile during a particularly difficult time for me. It confronts battling with depression and anxiety and the inner demons that taunt you on a daily basis, with the knowledge that, though some days will be better than others, you can never beat the demon, but to the outside world “with perfect nails, she never fails to be the life, the soul, the party”. I know that this is a reality many share with me”.

Words by Laura Freyaldenhoven

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